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Spice Project – Digitalization and Coding of Flight Procedures in Romania

As part of the modernization of national aeronautical procedures, CGX AME contributed to the SPICE project in Romania, aiming to digitalize and code flight procedures for ROMATSA, the national air navigation service provider.

Context and Challenges

ROMATSA must ensure the availability and reliability of flight procedures to guarantee safe and efficient national air traffic operations.


The digitalization and standardization of SID, STAR, and Approach procedures — including both conventional navigation and PBN — represent a significant technical challenge.


The SPICE project aims to deliver a digital database compliant with international standards, enabling easier management and updating of procedures.

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Project Objectives

Digitalize all national flight procedures (SID, STAR, Approaches)

Encode all procedures according to the AIXM 5.1 standard

Integrate both conventional navigation and PBN procedures

Deliver a database ready for integration into national air traffic management systems

Actions Carried out by CGX AME

Procedure Analysis

Analysis and extraction of existing procedures

Digital Coding

Coding and digitalization of flight procedures in compliance with AIXM 5.1

Technical Validation

Technical validation with ROMATSA

Database Delivery

Delivery of a finalized and integrable database

Integration Support

Technical support during the integration phase

Technologies
and Tools Used

AIXM 5.1: aeronautical data exchange standard

Data4Flight®: database management and validation system

Internal tools for procedure coding and validation

​Collaboration with ROMATSA’s national systems for integration

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Results Achieved

Complete digitalization of all national flight procedures

Improved data quality and reliability

Reduced timelines for procedure updates

Simplified integration into air navigation management systems

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